EP0110714A1 - Appareil pour mélanger ou granuler des particules - Google Patents

Appareil pour mélanger ou granuler des particules Download PDF

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EP0110714A1
EP0110714A1 EP83307295A EP83307295A EP0110714A1 EP 0110714 A1 EP0110714 A1 EP 0110714A1 EP 83307295 A EP83307295 A EP 83307295A EP 83307295 A EP83307295 A EP 83307295A EP 0110714 A1 EP0110714 A1 EP 0110714A1
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drum
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Francois Delwel
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Unilever PLC
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26DRYING
    • F26BDRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B11/00Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects with movement which is non-progressive
    • F26B11/02Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects with movement which is non-progressive in moving drums or other mainly-closed receptacles
    • F26B11/04Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects with movement which is non-progressive in moving drums or other mainly-closed receptacles rotating about a horizontal or slightly-inclined axis
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01JCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2/00Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic
    • B01J2/12Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic in rotating drums

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  • This invention relates to apparatus for mixing or granulation of particles.
  • Apparatus for granulation of very small particles is now commonplace in industry. It is used,_for example, in the preparation of "instantized” drinks and in the detergents industry for formation of special components such as enzyme granules, anti-foam granules or bleach components.
  • the detergents industry one of the most popular apparatus is a drum granulator, since in this type of apparatus it is easiest to arrange for the high throughput desired to be achieved with employment of minimum labour. Additionally, movement of material through a rotating drum is virtually plug flow, so it is easy to arrange sequential addition of coating materials so that layered granules can be built up. Rotating drums can also be used for simple mixing processes.
  • drum granulators One of the difficulties with drum granulators is that in the process of granulating fine particles a sticky mass of powder may be formed which tends to adhere to the drum wall and has to be scraped off. ' However, in certain applications it is desirable to lift the powdered feed material to the top of the drum, in which case internal baffles are needed. In this case-scraping of the wall is not possible and thick layers of wetted material will build up on the drum wall.
  • the present invention provides a drum granulator comprising an open-ended drum rotatable about its major axis past a spraying station arranged to spray liquid onto material in the drum, characterised in that the wall of the drum is formed at least partially from a resiliently flexible material, and is rotatable past deforming means arranged to permit alternate deformation and relaxation of the wall.
  • the resiliently flexible portion of the wall is arranged within a rigid structure being for example a number of.supporting rings, or an outer drum containing a plurality of discontinuous circumferentially extending slots, and that the deforming means comprises a roller mounted on an arm' urged towards the exterior of the drum either resiliently or by gravity.
  • the wall of the drum is formed from steel having a flexible rubber lining.
  • the inner lining may be formed with baffles, although a plain flexible lining is optional.
  • the apparatus in accordance with the invention has been found to be useful in granulating complete detergent compositions and components for such compositions, and the tendency for material to adhere to the wall of the granulator during the granulation process has been found to be much reduced. It may also be used for simple mixing of either dry or sticky solid materials.
  • a cylindrical drum (10) is carried on a. rectanguloid framework (11) formed from "U" section steel beams.
  • the drum bears on a plurality of rubber wheels (not shown) rotatably mounted on the framework, and one of the wheels is rotatable by an external power source.
  • the framework (11) is provided with a horizontal carrier beam (12) which carries four sets of deforming means, shown generally as (13) and two sets of cam rollers shown generally as (14).
  • Both the deforming means (13) and the cam rollers (14) generally comprise rollers fixed to a rotatable shaft (15) carried in brackets.
  • the deforming means comprise four deforming rollers (16 to 19) carried on rotatable shaft (15.) and axles (20 to 23)
  • the cam rollers. comprise- rollers (24 and 25) of smaller diameter than the deforming rollers, carried on axles (26 and 27) attached to the outer ends of arms (28 and 29).
  • the lower ends of arms.(28 and 29) are attached to axles (30 and 31) retained on horizontal carrier beam (12) by housings (32 and 33) in a manner which permits pivoting movement.
  • the wall of the cylindrical drum (10) is formed of two layers, an outer steel layer (34) and an inner rubber one (35).
  • the outer steel layer (34) is cut away to form a plurality of discontinuous apertures (36 to 39).
  • the outer layer (34) of the drum carries a discontinuous circumferentially extending cam (40).
  • the drum (10) is shown in section, with the deforming and cam rollers (16 to 20) and (24 and 25) respectively in position on the drum wall and with the deforming rollers in the process of deforming the rubber layer (35).
  • the cam rollers (24 and 25) are shown as dotted lines since they lie behind the endmost deforming roller (16) and are consequently hidden from view. It can be seen from Figure 2 that both sets of rollers are carried on shaft (15), which itself is carried at one end of arm (28), the other end of arm (28) being attached to a shaft (not shown) retained in housing (32) on carrier beam (12).
  • Carrier beam (12) is supported on framework (11) by a trangular bracket (41).
  • the operation of the drum granulator is generally as follows: material to be granulated is fed into one end of the drum and sprayed with a liquid granulating agent by means not shown. Granulated material is extracted from the other end of the drum. As ther drum rotates anti-clockwise as shown in Figure 2, material both granulated and non-granulated tends to rise up the right-hand wall of the drum but is removed by gravity when-dry and by the deforming and vibrating action of the rollers when sticky.
  • cam roller (24) is pushed up onto cam (40), and since deforming roller (16) is carried on the same shaft (15) as the cam roller this too is pushed upwards to avoid the leading edge of apertures (36 to 39).
  • cam roller (16) falls off the-cam as the drum rotates it causes the deforming roller to drop into one of the apertures (36) formed in the steel layer (34) of the drum and deform the rubber layer (35).
  • the deforming action of the rollers causes material adhering to the walls of the drum to fall off and remain actively involved in the granulating process.

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EP83307295A 1982-12-02 1983-11-30 Appareil pour mélanger ou granuler des particules Withdrawn EP0110714A1 (fr)

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NL1000431C2 (nl) * 1995-05-24 1996-11-26 Hosokawa Schugi B V Inrichting voor het malen van kleverige of vette substanties en dergelijke.
WO2001019730A1 (fr) * 1998-07-20 2001-03-22 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Procede en continu ameliore de preparation de microgels
CN102584499A (zh) * 2012-01-09 2012-07-18 莱州市精诚橡胶有限公司 一种造粒机内衬
CN111721082A (zh) * 2020-06-29 2020-09-29 王永成 一种高效型滚筒干燥机

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FR2072341A5 (fr) * 1969-11-24 1971-09-24 Dzerzhinsky Nauch

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NL1000431C2 (nl) * 1995-05-24 1996-11-26 Hosokawa Schugi B V Inrichting voor het malen van kleverige of vette substanties en dergelijke.
EP0744215A1 (fr) * 1995-05-24 1996-11-27 Hosokawa Schugi B.V. Dispositif de broyage et/ou de mélange de substances collantes ou grasses
WO2001019730A1 (fr) * 1998-07-20 2001-03-22 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Procede en continu ameliore de preparation de microgels
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CN111721082A (zh) * 2020-06-29 2020-09-29 王永成 一种高效型滚筒干燥机

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